Port Adelaide defender Tom Jonas has taken a shot at the quality of the AFL media in today's game.
In an article for aflplayers.com.au, Jonas used multiple examples to show just how little some members of the media prepare, and said the media should be held accountable for their errors, just like players are.
Check out the full article here.
"At Simonds Stadium recently I conducted a stock standard post-match radio interview. Firstly, they introduced me as the son of North Melbourne and Central District great Peter Jonas. Iโm not," Jonas wrote.
"Secondly, they made note of our recent away trips and stated that going to Tasmania to play the Hawks the following week would be another tough one. I agree. It would have been. If it were true. It wasnโt. We were back at home in front of our beloved fans.
"A week earlier two TV commentators were setting up for a regular pre-match interview with me, chatting away before the camera started rolling. Or at least they thought they were. However, I was still in the change rooms. The โTomโ they were talking to was a somewhat confused Jack Hombsch. It was an honest mistake, but not an isolated one. These sorts of errors by the experts who cover our game are unfortunately far too common.
"These inaccuracies arenโt confined to Port Adelaide, but theyโre the ones I notice for obvious reasons. Nor are they confined to commentary teams, with print publications guilty of similar misinformation.
"In todayโs commentary circles itโs alright not to know the names of the players running around on a Saturday afternoon, provided of course you played a couple of hundred games of VFL/AFL footy and can have a bit of banter with the lads.
"Many of you reading this might be thinking, โStop complaining and play footy. You get paid wellย and live a great life because of the media coverage you get.โ I canโt argue with that, but the consumers of media deserve better, too.
"Players, coaches, administrators and support staff are accountable for their words and actions, why shouldnโt the media be?"
